Take my breath away

Chapter 9

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She turns her back on her parents, who both stare at her with bewilderment. She walks silently up the stairs, pulls her suitcase from underneath her bed, and begins to shove all her clothes blindly into it. She slams her suitcase shut with great satisfaction before she pulls her duffle back from the top of her wardrobe. She takes it into her bathroom and puts all her toiletries within it, and then she runs back into her room and puts all her personal belongings within the duffle bag. She was really doing this, leaving the island for good. She looks around her room, which has now lost her personal touch. She smiles, relieved that she has finally plucked up the courage to clear her presence out of the room she saw as her escape for the past six years.

Pulling her suitcase off of her bed and slinging her duffle bag over her shoulder, she leaves. She cautiously walks down the stairs to see her parents still sat at the kitchen table and to her amazement, her mother is crying. Olivia makes her way towards the front door and taking a deep breath she walks out of her prison. The place she used to call her home.

She walks up towards the outhouse, she sees mystery, leaning against the outhouse, a cigarette in his hand, and his bag slung over his shoulder She smiles at him and he smiles back, but then he looks at her confused as she pulls her suitcase up the hill.

''Olivia what are you doing?'' He asks her.

Olivia chuckles. ''I am finally leaving this place behind, care to join me?'' She asks.

He pulls his cigarette out his mouth. ''That depends, where we heading?'' He asks.

Olivia dangles a set of keys in front of him. ''Wherever you want to go, I have the keys to my dads boat.'' She says coyly.

Mystery shakes his head. ''We best get going then.'' He says.

Olivia sighs and takes his hand. ''Not yet come on inside the outhouse.'' She says dragging him inside.

Mystery caresses her face. ''You sure you want to leave this all behind?'' He asks her softly.

Olivia takes a hold of the hand holding her face. ''I need to, you have managed to take away the loneliness here, but if I am truly able to become the person I aspire to be. I need to leave this place behind and that includes my parents.'' She says.

''I see a fire in your eyes, the mist is gone.'' He breathes.

Olivia smiles. ''All because of you. In this past week I've really fallen for you mystery.'' Olivia admits.

Mystery brings his blue eyes in line with Olivia's. ''I know, you've captivated my heart too Olivia.'' He whispers. ''I like your face.'' He whispers lower this time.

Olivia feels herself blush. ''You really want to come away with me?'' She asks.

''You may call me mystery, but your life is a mystery to me too, I'd like to see that.'' He says.

She smiles. ''Let's go back to England and live a life my parents will never see.'' She says.

The young man leans in and kisses up Olivia's jaw before he connects his lips with hers; they kiss for a long moment, Olivia getting lost in his touch as she places her hands nervously on his thighs. He let's her breathe beginning to suck on her neck, Olivia's breathless, oh what this man did to her. The kiss then stops and they leave the outhouse, hand in hand, only to be met by Alexis and David.

''Olivia, please don't do this, this man is a stranger, we are your parents we know you better than anyone. Please.'' Alexis begs her through tears.

Olivia shakes her head. ''No you know the child Olivia, the girl who used to look up to you both like you were the most amazing people in the world. Now the adult Olivia looks at you with despair and hate. I despise the both of you. You have neglected your own daughter for the past six years. I've had enough.'' She says.

''Come on darling stop being a drama queen and just come inside. Stop being such a spoilt brat!'' David snaps at her.

Olivia scoffs. ''Spoilt brat? Ha! I've never acted spoilt my entire life! Woo! My parents have money, but I never took advantage of it, you did!'' She snaps. ''And you still do now!'' She hisses.

Alexis tries to grab her daughters arm but Olivia simply shoves her off. ''Don't touch me!'' She shouts. ''Just let me go! The moment you two are out of my life, I will be able to live my life the way I want too! I won't have to worry about dad's patronizing stare anymore or you as a self-centered mum! I'll be free, my own women!'' She shouts.

''Please Olivia.'' Alexis tries to beg.

''No mum, you lost me a long time ago, I just chose to come back to see if you two would finally realize that I'm here every holiday with you. This young man here has shown me that I can be my own person and feel loved and be loved because he is my light. You and dad are my darkness.'' She says placing a hand on mystery's chest as she does.

''Do you have anything to say?'' Alexis asks the young man. ''You're taking our daughter away from us, come on say something!'' She screams.

Olivia looks into mysteries eyes and he smiles, before his face becomes dark as he directs his gaze towards David and Alexis. ''She's said it all, your daughter is an incredible woman and I'm sorry you two never paid attention to that, now you have to live with this. She's leaving with me because we have a connection and I've made her feel, feelings she should have felt about you two for the past six years but she hasn't because you've acted as if you have no daughter. She loves you, she always will, but there is a thin line between love and hate. You've lost her because you always returned her love with hate. I thank you for producing Olivia because now I get to spend as much time with her as she wants. She's leaving because it's what's best for her.'' He says.

David glares at the man. ''How dare you!'' He snaps. '' You've known our daughter a week and you think you can just stand there with her, acting like you really care about her and tell us that about our daughter!'' He booms running for the young man before Alexis pulls him back.

''David don't, he's right. We have neglected her, she needs to go and live her life. We need to let that little girl go that we cling too and let her grow into a woman without us. She doesn't need us any more honey.'' Alexis stutters staring straight into her daughters eyes.

''He can't just take her away from us!'' David shouts.

''Dad please let me go.'' Olivia says.

''But you're my little girl, I can't do that Livvy.'' David says using the nickname he used to call Olivia when she was tiny.

Olivia takes in a shaky breathe. ''Daddy please, realize your mistakes and let me live my own life. I'll become a nurse, maybe one day I will return here. However, I won't be your little girl. I'll be Olivia your grown up daughter who promises to make you proud.'' She says through tears.

David nods his head in defeat. ''Goodbye my darling star.'' He says.

''Goodbye dad.'' Olivia breathes, climbing onto the boat after mystery.

''Olivia, Te amo.'' Her mother says.

''Te amo mum, Te amo dad.'' Olivia says.

Then she starts up the boat and she and Mystery drive away. Half way through the journey Mystery turns to her.

''My names Danny.'' He says.

Olivia smiles. ''Well Danny, thank you for coming into my life and showing me that in order to leave your past behind, you have to see your future.''

Well we are coming to an end on this story! However, not quite yet my lovelies! Thank you all so much for the reviews, follows, and favourites! One or two more chapters should do it! I really want to develop Olivia and Young man (now named Danny) before I end the story. Much love and hugs, Vmk-xx.